Social Worker 2 - Child & Adolescent Psych

UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Tuition reimbursement

Full benefits

Professional development

Job summary

UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s in Cleveland is seeking a Full Time Social Worker 2 to support children and adolescents in the acute care hospital.

You will collaborate with the health care team, perform psychosocial assessments, develop discharge plans, connect families with community resources, and mentor staff on complex cases.

Qualifications

• Collaborates with health care team to coordinate psychosocial assessment and discharge planning.
• Provides age-appropriate psychosocial care to pediatric patients and families.
• Develops and documents comprehensive plans based on psychosocial needs and discharge needs.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychosocial assessment / intervention for patients and families.
• Delivers age-specific psychosocial care across all pediatric age groups.
• Develops and implements comprehensive plans reflecting patient and family goals.
• Links to community resources and UH network services for optimal care.
• Acts as liaison to community agencies and multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentors staff and social work interns on complex discharge planning.

Job description

"To Heal. To Teach. To Discover." At University Hospitals, these words represent more than just our mission; they encapsulate the opportunities available to the numerous world-class doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals, and support staff who choose to join UH and make a difference.

The Social Worker 2 role within the Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital - Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Unit offers a unique chance to become part of a dynamic, collaborative interdisciplinary team. This position adds value to patient care and significantly assists individuals with various issues.

We currently offer an opportunity for a Full Time, Social Worker to support children and adolescents in our acute care hospital in Cleveland.

Joining Our Team Comes With Several Benefits, Including

• Free parking for regular status caregivers
• Tuition reimbursement
• Full benefits and retirement
• Support for continuing education, career growth, and professional development

A Brief Overview

Collaborates with all members of the health care team, patient and family (or significant others) to coordinate timely and efficient assessment of psychosocial and discharge planning needs and formulation of patient and family centered discharge plans. Serves as a resource within the social work department and the hospital.

What You Will Do

• Provides psychosocial assessment / intervention to assist patients/families (including clinically complex).
• Provides age specific care to patients/families in all age groups.
• Develops, documents and implements a comprehensive plan based on identified psychosocial needs and/or discharge needs.
• Develops plans with attention to individual patient and family goals
• Provides linkage to community resources and UH network services to facilitate optimal care; and serves as liaison to community agencies.
• Communicates/collaborates with the work team using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Provides guidance and serves as consultant to staff and other disciplines regarding complex psychosocial and/or discharge planning issues/barriers.
• Assists with recruitment, and orientation/mentoring/education of new staff and/or social work interns.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.